Fenix Rises From the Ashes – The M12 Successor

Lee Noble sees it as a "more focused" successor to the M12 with a bold, aggressive design and finish normally associated with $240,000 supercars. Except in this instance Noble is aiming for a miserly $112,000 when it goes on sale in the UK late this year.

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Weighing in at just 2645 lbs. thanks to its lightweight steel chassis and composite body, Noble is predicting V-max approaching 200 mph and seven seconds to 100 mph for the most powerful, 638 bhp, model. A saner, 480 bhp variant will be offered, powered by GM's LS3 power plant while the quicker car comes with the General's LS9 engine.

Hot weather testing is already underway in South Africa, where the car will be assembled, before being shipped to the UK for final dynamic tuning.

Production will start at a modest 70 cars a year, but as sales expand to Japan and the. United States this could grow to 500 units annually.